Seminole County Legal Aid - Free Legal Advice
Seminole State College has partnered with the Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society to offer a free legal advice clinic to currently enrolled students. This program brings experienced staff attorneys to the Sanford/Lake Mary campus to answer students' legal questions.
Free Legal Advice Clinic - Meet with an Attorney
Students can get legal assistance by showing their Blue & Gold student ID card and signing-in to meet with an attorney typically on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Appointments are not necessary.
Areas of Practice
The following areas of law practice are available for consultation:
- Family Law
- Divorce
- Paternity
- Protective Orders and Injunctions
- Private Landlord and Tenant
- Eviction
- Maintenance Issues
Location and Time
- Sanford/Lake Mary campus
- Room SC-260
- 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
- Walk-ins welcome
Summer 2025 Dates
- June 12
- July 10
Please visit the Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society's contact webpage for additional days and times legal advise by an attorney is offered.
Summer 2025 Legal Workshops
Topic: Sealing & Expunging
with Attorney Eric Trabin
- June 10, 2025
- 1 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
- Join Zoom Meeting.
- Meeting ID: 885 4903 1989
Topic: Consumer Issues
with Attorney Paul Courtright
- July 8, 2025
- 1 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
- Join Zoom Meeting.
- Meeting ID: 823 5836 3219
Topic: The Fourth Amendment; Can the Police Search Your Car?
with Attorney Zahra Manekia
- September 9, 2025 (Fall semester)
- 1 p.m. Eastern Time (U.S. and Canada)
- Zoom Meeting Link to be posted soon.
Questions
For information on the free legal advice clinic or other Seminole County Legal Aid Society questions, contact Julian Suero, Pro-Bono Coordinator, at 407.834.1660 ext.115 or email julians@scbalas.com.
Interested in learning more about our Legal Assistant/Paralegal Associate in Science degree, visit the Paralegal Studies program page.